Residents of the many Elm Streets in America likely have moments when they need to steel their nerves against the folklore of their "nightmarish" block (or humor someone at a party who "can't believe you live in Freddy Kreuger's neighborhood"). But one woman, who lives on Elm Street in Mission, Texas, was recently faced with a situation that tread a little too close to horror movie territory.

Deedee Oliveira had hired a crew to help her renovate her backyard, reports KGBT. The workers began digging up the lawn, but paused when they hit what seemed to be a large box. When Oliveira arrived home that day, she was shocked by what she saw hanging from the digging machine's arm — a four-foot coffin.

Being that it's nearly Halloween (and on Elm Street, no less), it's easy to jump to the creepiest conclusions about what might have been inside. But the authorities were quickly able to rule out any foul play — the coffin just contained the remains of the previous owner's pets, along with some photos and other mementos.

We're sure Oliveira was glad to not have a murder mystery impede her backyard renovation (just try to get a decent lawn to grow with bad juju like that), and now she's got the perfect inspiration for the next time she needs a scary campfire story.

"Who can say they have found a coffin in their backyard?" Oliveira told KGBT.

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